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So many of the bad reviews on here for this product state something like this: "I sprayed it on the bug and it didn't die"... This product is NOT...Read complete review

So many of the bad reviews on here for this product state something like this: "I sprayed it on the bug and it didn't die"... This product is NOT like a can of RAID! You don't spray it directly on bugs and wait for the bugs to die. You obviously aren't reading the directions! What you have to do is clean the floors, spray it according to the directions indoors and outdoors around the perimeter of the home. WAIT for the insecticide to DRY. And then, at that point, when bugs cross the insecticide "barrier" and go about their business, then they WILL die! If you spray only one area inside the home, that won't stop bugs from entering from other areas. It's like an invisible "force field" that you are putting up. Spray it around the baseboard and in front of all doors in your home so that there are no "holes" in your force field. Then, spray it around the outside of the home where the home meets the ground. I usually go up a foot and out a foot. That's it. Simple. It's gonna take about 2 hours to do a whole inside and outside of a regular sized home correctly. If you skip a doorway or skip a room, you should expect to not see results because you didn't complete your force field. If you see lots of insects running around with the first couple of days after a proper application, that's because they are trying to relocate before they die off. If you see your population decrease, but there is still some population left a few months later, that's because the babies hatched. Just keep using this once ever 3-4 months until you have the problem under control, then you'll only need to use it once a year. I've had great success in three different homes with a literal ARMY of ants and cockroaches. Once I used this stuff they were gone. I've also gotten rid of black widows and other spidery pests. This stuff is great! There is a tiny itsy bitsy hint of an odor when first applying it - but it goes away within a couple of hours.

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Would be 5 stars if it worked, immediate and long term once dried, on Brown Recluse and Black Widow spiders

I never move into a new place without first dousing the entire home with Ortho Home Defense. However, my one consistent complaint is that it does not work on Brown Recluse and Black Widow...Read complete review

I never move into a new place without first dousing the entire home with Ortho Home Defense. However, my one consistent complaint is that it does not work on Brown Recluse and Black Widow spiders. In fact, it is weak on spiders in general but worthless on those two specifically. Since I live in North Texas, this is a major problem. Ortho recommends another of their products for these two spiders, but that really does not make sense. Why should I have to go through the entire house with multiple products, then they could simply improve this one to deal with those two major problem pests. Its nice that thing have been improved in terms of residual (you used to recommend 6 months and now claim it is good for a year), and it is great that the sprayer mechanism is continually getting better. However, you need to take some time and put out the effort to improve the product to work on more bugs, specifically the ones I have mentioned.

I purchased this product when I purchased my home. We sprayed as directed with poor results. We have sprayed monthly for the last 3 months and this product does not seem to keep the bugs out. I would not recommend this product.

I have had nothing but trouble with this new style sprayer. Why did you change something that worked. I don't have time to keep trying to figure out how to fix this sprayer. I'm sitting here with a sprayer that is more than half full and won't work. I will never buy your product again, and I will go to your competators who still use manual sprayers!

Periodically use Home Defense both inside and outside my home...via perimeter spray and indoors even around the kitchen. A residual benefit is that Home Defense has no offensive odor; but still works well in controlling ants and crawling bugs, after damp weather and rain.

we have been using Home Defense for a few years and had not regrets. We spray a few times each year specially when the seasons change to keep control and keep out insects. We have recommended this product to others since it works the best.

This product is so easy to use and has proven to very effective in controlling spiders in our basement. We spray window sills, doorways, and other points of entrance, as well as spraying the perimeter of our basement. We love the new automatic spray wand.

I have been using this since I purchased my home 2 years ago. Living in Florida, bugs are in abundance and they like to come into your home. However, since I have been using Ortho Home Defense, I go through the Summer months, free of the nuisance of those small creatures. I spray outside the entire perimeter of my house and the inside and I don't have any issues. I

I purchased an older home about a little over 1 year ago, and, after moving in, realized that the neighborhood had a serious cockroach problem. Large cockroaches were entering the home almost on a daily basis, so I began keeping a tally of how many I killed each day. After killing 21 in one month within the home, I purchased Ortho Home Defense at the recommendation of my neighbor. I began to see a gradual decrease over the next few months. I've been in the home now for just over 1 year, and still kill about 10 during the course of a month. Even though I spray the entire exterior perimeter of my home at least once per month, the cockroaches continue to find their way in.

I have used this product indoors only and it works as advertized. I first needed to use it 2-3 times a year, but now after a few years and with product still left, it seems to need to be redone every couple of months. I might have to just purchase a new one.

I have tried other products before, but I have been using this product exclusively for for the past couple years. I usually spray in the evening every couple months. Every time I spray, the next morning there are dead bugs all around where I sprayed. It keeps them out for several weeks at a time. I'm always amazed at how many bugs it kills in the first couple days after spraying. I live in northeast Tennessee, and there are lots of bugs in the warm months. That's not a problem with Ortho Home Defense. It keeps the bugs outdoors where they belong! I really like the easy spray wand. It makes spraying quick and painless. There are no unpleasant odors or staining with this product. In my opinion, it works as well as professional pest control.

I'm a little leary to say that I would recommend this again. It worked well for me last year but this year has been a different story. I almost feel like the bugs are more attracted to it than repelled by it. We'll see what Fall brings and my new house where I will try it.

The product did work for me the first day or two you might not see it working but what I did was respray back the area around my door where bugs seems to get in when door is open, once you have it down and forget about that's when you see those bugs on their back, I repeated every two weeks or when or after it rain. It works. I am in Jacksonville Florida so yes it works good.

With small children and pets around I was very concerned about using any type of bug killer, but Home Defense worked great. It lasts for months after application, and starts killing bugs almost immediately. The wand and spray applicator is also a great feature making it very easy to apply.

I have been using this for over a year now. It works incredibly well. I spray about every 6 weeks and the next couple of days everything around the perimeter of my house is dead. I will continue to use this product.

My husband and I have been using this product for 4 years and it is great. Used it inside and out for ants etc we rented our prior home and now we own our house and plan to still use it especially now with the big yard. WORKS GREAT!

I believe this product does what it states, I think the problem derives from the sprayer. Manufacturers are all coming out with these new sprayer attachments but none of them seem to work correctly or continue to work. Seems like more plastic in the landfill. The concept to provide homeowners easy convenience yes but, the perfection is still not there yet.